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State Board of Education slated to vote next week on policy permitting high school NIL

High school athletes in North Carolina may be able to profit off their name, image, and likeness in the near future as the North Carolina State Board of Education is expected to vote on a new NIL policy next week. The State Board of Education is expected to receive a presentation about the proposed rules

NASA cuts 2 from next SpaceX flight to make room for astronauts stuck at space station

NASA on Friday cut two astronauts from the next crew to make room on the return trip for the two stuck at the International Space Station. NASA’s Nick Hague and Russian Aleksandr Gorbunov will launch in September aboard a SpaceX rocket for the orbiting laboratory. The duo will return with Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore

No. 21 Northeastern football survives 27-point comeback by J.H. Rose

With 2:34 left in the third quarter of tonight’s game, Northeastern High School’s football team looked ready to win a 2A state championship. The Eagles led 3A J.H. Rose by a score of 33-7. Ultimately, the Eagles needed a late touchdown by freshman Damari McNeill to secure a 47-40 win. Starting with a kickoff return

Mpox outbreaks in Africa could be ended in 6 months, WHO chief says

GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization believes the ongoing mpox outbreaks in Africa might be stopped in the next six months, and said Friday that the agency’s first shipment of vaccines should arrive in Congo within days. To date, Africa has received just a tiny fraction of the vaccines needed to

In Senegal’s thriving hip-hop scene, this beatmaker insists women have a seat at the table

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — In a classroom at the House of Urban Culture, tucked away in the narrow streets of Dakar, Senegal, Aminata Thiam claps her hands in time with a beat she created on her computer. “You just have to find the loop that you want. Cut it, duplicate the sample, and then add

Runners are used to toughing it out. A warming climate can make that deadly

Carolyn Baker, clad in a neon pink top and matching sunglasses, smiled as she ran the Falmouth Road Race on the shore of Cape Cod, looking around for friends as she neared the end of a race she’d completed more than a dozen times before. Suddenly, Baker collapsed, as her exertion on a sunny August

How one Brazilian judge could suspend Elon Musk’s X

SAO PAULO (AP) — It’s a showdown between the world’s richest man and a Brazilian Supreme Court justice. The justice, Alexandre de Moraes, has threatened to suspend social media giant X nationwide if its billionaire owner Elon Musk doesn’t swiftly comply with one of his orders. Musk has responded with insults, including calling de Moraes

Boar’s Head plant linked to deadly outbreak broke food safety rules dozens of times, records show

A Boar’s Head deli meat plant in Virginia tied to a deadly food poisoning outbreak repeatedly violated federal regulations, including instances of mold, insects, liquid dripping from ceilings, and meat and fat residue on walls, floors and equipment, newly released records show. Government inspectors logged 69 instances of “noncompliance” with federal rules in the past

NC State vs. Western Carolina: Updates, scores, news and notes :: WRALSportsFan.com

By Brian Murphy, WRAL Western Carolina Catamounts 21 24NC State Wolfpack 38 Final Raleigh, N.C. — In a season with so much promise — or, at least, potential promise — for No. 24 NC State, the opener against Western Carolina loomed as nothing more than a warm-up, a speed bump en route to grander things.

UNC wins 19-17 on Minnesota’s missed FG :: WRALSportsFan.com

By Dave Campbell, Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Noah Burnette made four field goals, three of them after quarterback Max Johnson was carted off with a knee injury, and hit the go-ahead 45-yarder with 1:44 left to lift North Carolina past Minnesota 19-17 in the season opener for both teams on Thursday night. Dragan Kesich,